Finishing Capital Spending
Question 1, 2 & 3:
   Operating Capacity
Question 4:
   Plant Spending
Question 5:
   Type of Equipment
Question 6:
   Motives for Purchase
Question 7:
   Capital Spending Budget
Question 8:
   Types of Application Methods
Question 9:
   Types of Systems
Question 10:
   Expenditures by Equipment Type
   Additional Info
   Methodology



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Q6. What are the principal motives for any 2009 investments in
           finishing equipment?


  2009 2008 2007 2006
Increase capacity 26.7 33.3 28.6 33.5
Improve coatings appearance/performance 18.4 27.2 20.4 20.7
Reduce operating costs 46.1 47.7 44.2 43.9
Environmental compliance 20.0 20.9 20.2 17.2
Conversion to new coating system 7.2 7.0 6.6 6.0
Upgrade/replace aging equipment 46.3 46.3 40.9 43.7
Other 8.8 8.1 8.6 8.7







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